Health History: The Importance Of Multi-Generational Health

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Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to promote the importance of a multi-generational health history, expose my family’s risk factors for illness and disease, and determine if that illness or disease presents a genetic component. I will also identify the family member that is most at risk for genetically transferred diseases in the pedigree, explain why, and recommend healthy practice for the patient. The relationship of genetics to health and prevention will also be addressed. (maybe tie in last sentence?) The Importance of Multi-Generational Health: While the patient’s personal health history is very important to provide information about their allergies, prescriptions, over-the-counter drug use, alcohol or tobacco use, and social drugs it is most effective to obtain the multi-generational health history (Lilley, Snyder, and Collins, 2016). Multi-generational …show more content…

Recognizing that I need to maintain my body weight by exercising at least 3-4 times a week for an hour would be beneficial to avoiding my risk for disease. Also, the nurse should recommend that I never start smoking and limit my alcohol consumption. An example of secondary prevention against colorectal cancer would be for my father and I to receive screenings and colonoscopies as early and as often as possible (CDC, 2016). Conclusion: Genetics can predetermine many things for an individual but health and prevention can aid in the prevention of the expression of some genes. This is why it is important for healthcare providers to promote their patient’s awareness of what he or she is at risk for so that they can live the healthiest life possible. It is much easier to prevent a disease than it is to cure one. As healthcare providers it is our responsibility to cure illnesses, sure, but more importantly it is our responsibility to prevent disease and increase our patient’s quality of

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